self renewal
explorations in how individuals and institutions can adapt, evolve, and renew their sense of vitality when they become stagnant.
by rob hardy · updated 2d ago
self renewal
Some people find themselves by already knowing who they are, then moving towards that. Other people find themselves by knowing who they’re not, then moving away from that. Many of us work our whole lives at a combination of the two.
from The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
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- “Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Rainer Maria Rilkefrom Latest Tweets / Twitter
rob hardy added 10mo ago
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
-Anne Lamott
rob hardy added 3mo ago
- I am not sure that I exist, actually.
I am the writers that I have read; the people that I have I have met; the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.
— Jorge Luis Borges, 1981from Latest Tweets / Twitter
rob hardy added 10mo ago
We put such pressure on ourselves to know exactly who we are and what we want in every moment; it’s okay for some things to be fuzzy. People who identify with having “so many issues” are often just people who don’t have immediate or perfect closure on the ever-evolving experience of being human.
from The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
rob hardy added 2mo ago
- A leading indicator of personal growth is how curious you are able to be with all your emotions - especially the ones you weren't allowed to feel as a kid.
from Tweet by Joe Hudson
rob hardy added 1mo ago
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.” -Melody Beattie
rob hardy added 7d ago
“I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here.”
-Charles Bukowski
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